News in the States etc...
Wow i've been looking at pics of the devastation Ike caused in Haiti, so many houses in the mud, very sad to see, and what's more sad is that i hardly see any information in the news here in the states about it.
I don?t know what news you get in States- happily here in Santo Domingo- I am well informed by CNN international, the BBC, DW from Germany (in English)- TV5 from France- and CNN Espanol - as well as the 3 US networks- which have all carried news of Haiti. at least since IKE. Matt Damon arrived there yesterday so that he brought some press attention with him which is a good thing.
I was a bit shocked at Church (The little English Epiiphany/Union Church here) to have them take a collection for hurricane relief for TEXAS!! Imagine.. One of the priests said "Well, they do so much for us....."
I guess if there was a call for aid for Haiti, no one would give.
I did see that the Gruillon?s with their Fundation Sur, has sent out a call for aid money and there are tons of appeals from the Haitian community in the US.
It is odd that the Catholic Church here does nothing..... or the Episcopal which has a Seminary in Haiti.
It is a powder keg- for sure-- they have lost their full harvest-- one would think that the DR would be raising and international CRY for aid and helping to get aid from Europe and South America. otherwise.. where are do they think that 10 million hungry haitians are going to go?
very very strange behavior..
i guess it is because of the maps that they have been looking at all their lives-- they think that they are alone on an island?